The Old Ginn House Restaurant & Bar in Allerdale

What a lovely restaurant with fabulous food and great staff. We were staying close by and had seen great reviews about the restaurant so we had to try it….not just once but two nights in a row it was that good. On the first night my husband had lamb shoulder which was cooked to perfection and fell off the bone, I had salmon and prawns which were equally as good. The second night it was seafood platter for my husband and sweet and sour chicken for me. Both meals were very good and it was great to have so much to choose from. It was a pleasant change to be able to choose the accompaniment to the meals rather than just chips with salad or veg. The staff were very attentive and polite. All in all it was a great experience and would definitely recommend this restaurant.

I can’t wait to stay again. Stayed while working for a week. Room was beautiful and well kept everyday. (Thank you housekeeping) food was amazing. And staff were great. Thanks again and I look forward to staying again!

Ate here twice during our stay at a nearby property. You will find it difficult to beat this eatery on the quality of food, and its amazing staff. Nine adults and two children had excellent meals and service on both occasions. The restaurant was clean and warm, and the staff could not have done more to welcome and help us - very friendly. I had roast lamb for lunch on the first visit, and lambs liver on second visit - both were utterly superb and very very filling! Thanks so much x

The rooms are very clean, and a good price, the food was excellent and good value, large portions. The staff are very helpful and friendly. If you are wanting a meal I sugges that you book a table.

We had a family gathering of 26 people and the staff excelled in their service from beginning to end, waitresses were very friendly and patient while people were trying to remember what they had ordered. Food was incredible and drinks were reasonably priced. First class experience

Hotel was clean. This hotel would benefit from having a lone traveller policy. I lone travel for work, stayed at the hotel on one other occasion, but will not be back due to lack of basic safety knowledge from staff. On check in two men checked in before me and remained in reception. My key was given room number side up, reception then said room number aloud. Bedrooms are opposite the pub, across the car park. My room was on ground floor between both men room, in a corner. Lighting in corridor did not work, making entering the room a vulnerable experience. Door to room did not have peep hole nor inside lock or chain. When paying for my meal barmaid asked for my room number. I explained I did not have a tab open. She said she had to have the room number. Bar was full of men, I had to state I was not giving out my room number in a bar full of men I did not know. That silenced the whole area. Wrote my room number on a pad. No explanation as to why a room number was needed in a pub that caters for people who are not staying overnight. Overall, for a lone woman traveller, an unsafe experience

Brilliant as always, absolutely fabulously delicious food. Lovely place to eat, even in the bar. Specials inventive and so varied

Quaint little place, a few miles out of Workington. Easy to find, loads kid parking. Very polite& efficient staff at check in, bar & serving food. Food was fantastic, evening meal was amazing, everyone raved about it…I had the steak & amazing chips. Great value too. Breakfast is cooked to order, plentiful & very nice. Rooms are in blocks adjacent, lovely room, warm, comfortable & clean. Only minor issue is the size of the TV’s…very small. Will definitely stay again!

Just been for a family of 6 evening meal to celebrate my mothers 90th Birthday. We chose the venue as it has always been good in the past with an extensive varied menu that suits all tastes in addition to having a "specials board". All the food served was excellent, hot and served when required despite the number of varying dishes. In addition the young staff that were serving were very pleasant and went out of their way to ensure we all had a pleasant evening, even helping presenting a birthday cake and singing happy birthday. Couldn't have been happier with the venue, food and service. all excellent.

Been many times before and always pleased and satisfied with food and service.Had the pastry containing stuffing, turkey, pigs in blankets chips, unusual but really enjoyed it. The homemade chips as previously were excellent. Wife had the steak and ale pie ok but a bit dry round the edges. Staff as ever friendly and attentive.

We stayed here for 2 nights b&b on a travelzoo deal. They upgraded us to a family room which was great as we were travelling with our toddler. Room was big enough and lovely and clean. Staff were amazing and couldn’t do enough for us. Breakfast was lovely - especially the Cumbrian breakfast. We also had dinner on one night which was tasty, they have a variety of choices. Also extremely good value. Good children’s menu also. Impressed with COVID precautions. Overall great stay!

Huge portions but lacking in taste and quality Couldn’t actually finish the meal so value for money in terms of volume was good. Taste was particularly average. Huge menu... could do with trimming down.Cumberland sausage was worst I have ever had.Tasted like cheap breakfast sausage and the Yorkshire pudding was a frozen job.Service was good. Average and ok value.

My wife and I are staying here for two nights. We have eaten in the restaurant last night and for breakfast this morning. The food is excellent and the staff are very polite and attentive. Our waitresses both last night and this morning were very cheerful and helpful. Cheyenne this morning was great, nothing too much trouble and very cheery. Thank you.

This is stunning amazing food and staff definatly af 5 Starr this is one of the best pubs I’ve been two

We have just spent a couple of nights here whilst visiting the area to meet new family. We wanted to leave a review on account of how lovely the staff and service was. They were so friendly and coped well with the new covid situation. They really made our trip. The food there was extremely good. Large portions and clearly locally sourced. They catered well for vegetarians a day children too. A good base to see the area from. We hope to return. Only one thing I would improve that would be the window in room 27 was old and single glazed. We did not dare leave it open as ground floor and felt as though it would be a security risk. We moved our work laptops and valuables to room 22 as the windows in there were new double glazed secure units. Im sure that future refurbishments will address this issue as it seems as though the owners are doing things as they can.

Has a fabulous stay. Excellent accommodation, food fantastic and staff and service nothing too much trouble. Must make a commendation to Gail who was very helpful and nothing was too much trouble. Highly recommended

Great place to eat with a good menu choice and friendly atmosphere well worth a visit is your in the area

I have been coming to the ginn house for years, it is the best pub meal I have had ever!!! But recently I visited and had realised they have taken the mango and Brie parcels off the menu, I order these for starter everytime so you can understand the disappointment when these were no longer on the menu!Please can these be put back on?!

It was the best meal I have had in a long time the chips are the best in England in my opinion 5stars

Whilst in the area visiting a parent in a local Care Home we called for dinner not having visited for a good number of years. We had a warm and friendly welcome and a taste of the local brew before ordering one pint of! Our meals were very fulfilling namely a steak and ale pie and scampi & chips. I did think that the pie was quite dry saved only by the gravy but little ale in the pie. One dessert with two spoons left us feeling well fed.A warm and friendly pub restaurant providing good quality meals.

We stayed here as we had a shoot at kiln wood shoot which is part of the family,old ginn house had a very warm and friendly welcome with options to upgrade our room with good rates which we upgraded to the court yard suite fantastic room with jacuzzi And was a very spacious room we loved it.We had food the first night and you couldn't ask for a better meal,we both had the ultimate burger fantastic and the homemade chips was so nice we had to finish the lot before leaving.We will be back in April and cant wait,we highly recommend this to anyone.

Just returned from a 3 night B & B deal at TOGI. The stay was faultless , all the meals we had were home cooked and the portions are plentiful. All the staff work hard, Gayle deserves a mention as she is a bubbly character who clearly loves her job .We cannot fault the service, food, ambience, warm welcome and the rooms are well appointed.If youre after a quick getawayin the lakes, then you wont go far wrong with booking the Old Ginn Inn. We are quite sure we will return again in the New year.

I have visited the Old Ginn House several times now and have always been blown away by how tasty the food is! The restaurant is great for large groups and families, with a great food and drinks selection. I have visited in a large group of 12 before and all meals were perfect and correct. One of the best food establishments in our area! Would highly recommend and can't wait to return soon :)

Lovely place and staff great. Quirky background of how this hotel came about. Would stay again. Lovely and clean.

It's interesting that this hotel has a sign outside saying that children need to be accompanied by an adult but, when we arrived, kids were running all round the bar and downstairs area whilst their parents and hotel staff did nothing. Food is ok, nothing special. Rooms clean but dingy. Website gives an impression of being more upmarket than it is.

A bit overpriced for what you get .wouldnt let you split the bill.salad was pre prepared and had gone dry.soup had no flavour needed seasoning. Jalapenos stuffed were not stuffed they were split lengthways which meant two peppers salad garnish for £6.dissapointed wont be going back

Very poor meal for the price ,if you like gigantic slabs of meat fine ,fine dining is not an option here caters more for the farming community than travellers passing through

Booked for a party of 23, pre ordered our food and it was bang on time and very good quality, could not fault it in any way

Fabulous meal served by friendly staff. Would recommend. Great value for money meal in comfortable surroundings

Me and my boyfriend go to the Ginn House quite often for food and it is usually brilliant but our most recent visit was terrible. To start with we waited 35 minutes just to order our food as well as this a family came in around 5 minutes after us but got served first. We also waited another 40 minutes for food to arrive and when it did they apologised for the wait as they had a table of 16 in. Although this table did arrive around 20 minutes after us. Another thing that I was not pleased with was while we were waiting for our food to come I went to the bar to order another beer and while the waitress was pouring it the barrel ran out so she told me to wait at my table and she would send one over as soon as she changed the barrel. This did not happen and I seen several people being served Stella and we did not receive ours. I had to ask for it when our food finally arrived. To top off the terrible service we received the food was not up to scratch either. We ordered sweet and sour chicken and the batter on the chicken was so hard i could of put a window out with it. As well as this my partners steak pie was also burnt. We ordered a side of cheesy garlic bread which did not appear to have any garlic on either.

Le service est rapide et aimable. La cuisine est simple et locale mais très très copieuse. Le décor du restaurant est agréable.

Walking through the door noticed staff were lax, greeted - I wish, not sure of where to go I eventually found help at the bar in the back to confirm my reservation. Told our table was through the arch to the left 3 tables along and given some menu’s. Didn’t know the routine so was unsure what to do, after 20 minutes I asked a passing staff member if I placed the order at the bar, they then came to the table and took the order. The food came a little while later. It was decent enough, nothing special. My sons steak was rare and bloody not medium rare, he didn’t mind but others might, beware. Lasagne was huge and a little fatty. My Cumberland sausage was just about cooked, in the end when I got home I was ill (both ends) the meal was probably the reason. Home made chips came, massive portion, like the home cooked soggy ones mum used to make in the chip pan. Drinks could not brought to the table by serving staff in the restaurant they said we had to get them from the bar, they’re missing a trick here to sell more drinks. Bar staff more interested talking to regulars in the other bar rather than trying to serve other waiting customers. Paid, no tip , this place and their staff didn’t leave me wanting to make a second visit.

Always great food and staff whenever you call. Never been disappointed. We often call in a lunch time, but best to book for Sunday lunch. We’ll be back very soon.

First visit for me to the Gin House having passed by many a time over years. On entering the establishment we were immediately greeted and attended to . My wife had the chicken and ham pie which she described as lovely. I had the steak and ale which was one of the best I have ever had. Both meals were served with side salad. NOW the chips ! Unusual for me to common on chips as more often than not they are not ‘real’ , these however, were real and bloody fantastic!!! Very pleasant surroundings with its friendly and attentive staff. WELL DONE

Just had a lovely meal at the old gin house, I had the farmhouse grill, was absolutely delicious + passion fruit, lime + coconut cheese cake with ice cream which was to die for! Service was fast + friendly, lovely helpful staff! Certainly 100% recommended

Stayed here l4 April a really nice place to stay plenty of car park space we had an amazing time at the coachouse and we went to view things in great clifton and surrounding areas lunch here was fab and so was the evening meal but I do advise anyone else to book in advance breakfast was to die for and massive ...are we coming back oh yes

Tremendous lamb Roast dinner today, plenty side vegetables and extra gravy. Hot chocolate fudge cake was huge with 2 scoops of ice cream! I was defeated. Very reasonably priced at £34 for 2 roast dinners, 2 desserts and 2 large soft drinks. Definitely recommended.

I’ve been going there for a long time and every meal I have there it’s delicious. I normally go for Birthday meals with my Gran and Mum, they have a wide range of food (I normally have the lasagne- which I highly recommend!). The desserts are nice with good portion sizes. If you are in the area I would definitely make a trip here.

My partner and I visited on Wednesday 12th December for a late Birthday celebration. Unfortunately the other 3beople of our party cancelled earlier in the week.

we came here for a meal and a drink all the staff were very helpfull the meals were good the drinks were fine all in all a good night and we will be back

Lovely place, food was excellent and all nine of us thoroughly enjoyed our lunch. The menu was vast and we all found something we fancied, I had the pork medallions with mustard gravy, very tasty!

Me and my husband went for a meal here the food was lovely, well worth it, staff were amazing really pleasant polite and helpful the atmosphere was great lovely clean place great price for meals 5* will definitely be back again

Situated on the edge of the Lake District, this is a lovely place to spend a few nights. The room was clean and tidy, had a fantastic walk in shower and the wifi was ok. All the staff were friendly and helpful especially the barman in the evening. Meals were great, lots of hot and cold items to choose from for breakfast. The evening meals were great and the portion sizes were massive. Even when busy there was no long delays between courses.

The first room we were offered was in the main building - we did not like it for various reasons, but for £5 more we could have a room in an annexe - good move.

Staff very welcoming and helpfull. Room was very well presented. Clean tidy, tastefully furnished and well equiped. En suite also very good.

Well where do we start. Thesuite was tired and drab neeeded a lick of paint the wardrobe door squeaked do loud we didnt use it.the shower unless you ate twiggy you can't use it no door just a very small opening.the seal around the bath was dirty and needs replacing and at night I thought I was on safari with kids above us running up and down all night long. Now for the restaurant food was cold and average and of you want a drink you have to go to the bar yourself what kind of place is that

Half roast duck with chips and veg and orange and plum sauce was a great meal £15.95. Turkey and cranberry sandwich was well filled £5.95. Ice cream and pudding composition was good to £5.95.

Went to The Gin House on Father’s Day for our dinner very busy but staff as always there to look after you, nothing is to much trouble, the food is fantastic and Dave behind the bar very helpful and friendly, will be back.

my family enjoyed a delicious meal which was well presented, was delicious and the servings were just right.

Great accommodation (so clean), staff and food was great! Any queries dealt with immediately. Will definitely revisit!

Yet another fantastic dining experience . This pub is and has always been one of the best pubs to go to for a really good quality meal. I've been going to the pub on and off for over 20 years and it is definatly one of the best for excellent food, they actually take pride in their food and it shows the home cooked chips are to die and over the years I've tried most dishes off the menu and I can't fault them, also the staff are very welcoming and friendly there's a nice atmosphere in the pub too.

Visited here for lunch on a tour to Cumbria as recommended in one of my AA guide books.

We went for a family evening meal here and were very satisfied with the whole experience. There is adequate parking as it's also a hotel with very reasonable room rates.The restaurant is lovely..a mixture of olde world and modern fittings.Plenty of room around the tables and a lovely friendly staff.The bar has a substantial stock to cater for all tastes.The restaurant menu was varied and offered a great selection of dishes plus 3 or 4 chef specials of the day.Foodwise it was well cooked well presented and plenty of it.Prices are average..not too expensive at all.We were all very impressed with the whole experience there.A little gem in Clifton,Cumbria.

This was not the first time we have eaten here, and certainly won't be the last. Good selection of food from the menu with specials that change regulary. Locally sourced products and a real home cooked feel to it. The chips are to die for, none of those frozen efforts, these are real home made chips and there's plenty of them. They certainly aren't peavish with the portions. The restaurant is a good size and has a really nice atmosphere and can cater for large numbers on request. I would highly recommend visiting this place for a meal, you won't be disappointed by the food or the staff, who are very courteous and helpful

Lovely clean place, staff friendly, food was beautiful. Only downfall was they had none of the dessert we wanted that was on the menu. Overall a great family friendly place with top notch food and proper homemade chips.

A thank you to my sister and brother-in-law for a fantastic stay with them.

El servicio es muy pobre por la noche. En primer lugar, tuve que pedirle a alguien que limpia nuestra mesa. . . . . . sustancia pegajosa claramente visibles. Puerta de incendios estaba abierta debido al clima caliente. Algunos de nuestro grupo y otros habían utilizado la salida para ir a fumar o utilizar vapor rinda y les dieron cambiaran porque de humo que pasando por ventilador es suficiente. Unos minutos más tarde alguien de la cocina le pregunté a una camarera para cerrar la puerta que ella hizo, pero era muy obvio el chico en la cocina (probablemente fue jefe) no estaba muy contenta y él marcharon fuera de la cocina y de golpe la puerta cerrada.

They offer a very wide choice on the menu and of a a very reasonable quality. They come with very very generous portions We just enjoyed the good food offered

Siempre una comida deliciosa en la antigua casa de ginn. El personal siempre es amable, agradable y servicial. Altamente recomendado

Se hizo una familia improvisada reunirse incluso mejor por una comida agradable con porciones enormes y un personal atento y amable. La Vieja Casa de Ginn dar una oportunidad, no te defraudará.

Estaba parando en el hotel y tuvimos una cena. Mucho comida de pub, pero estaba delicioso. Todo estaba bien hecha y el servicio era excelente y el ambiente encantador. Realmente recomiendo el helado de postre.

Have been there several times for an evening meal and have never been disappointed. Staff are friendly and there is more than adequate parking.

A group of six of us went to The old ginn house for lunch to celebrate a birthday.We booked in advance and on arrival we were shown to our table very promptly. The menu has a lot of choice all of which was very nice. I decided to have fish and chips, which was cooked to perfection, and was a large portion of two fish. The chips were cooked well and again a good portion. Others in our party had sweet and sour chicken, pie and chips and we all agreed we really enjoyed our meal.

Ate here sometime last year and probably had the best Cumberland sausage and chips I've ever had

Great food choices. Something for everyone. Only shame is that it is not waitress service. Large portions of home cooked meals. Reasonable prices

Greasy limp soggy chips accompany most meals. Ultimate burger is huge, burger was cooked way too much, solid throughout. Lasagna next day was very average. Service average at best.

We have dined here several times recently and always had a good meal. They have a very good menu and you always get ample, tasty food. The services is good and the seating is generally well considered so you feel you have space and a little privacy.The decor is a little dated but is well maintained . I do not know how it fares as a hotel so can not comment.

Decided on here because last year had a fantastic Turket dinne, which was at a lunchtime. This time, we came in the evening, good job we reserved a table as the place was heaving especially in the restaurant with large groups. Shown to table promptly, after ordering the drinks..The 3 of us all ordered the traditional Turkey dinner, which was served reasonably promptly...and was excellent, but no sprouts !!!.. Anyway, whilst having dinner the place started to fill up, and the bar staff seemed to be overwhelmed to say the least, so when trying to get more drinks during the evening, there was often no one in the bar serving..And then they ran out of wine glasses... After our main course settled, we orderd a dessert was also excellent.So overall, the evening was not spoied too much, just a slight let down

Every visit has been excellent. Food is lovely and affordable. Staff friendly. Frequent visitors and never been disappointed

The food was lovely and very well presented but the service was terrible. After we had finished our meal, the plates weren't taken away and no one came to see if we wanted a desert. When we went to the bar to pay, we were told how much she wanted without a please or thank you. Manners cost nothing! It's a shame when the food is worth waiting for but the staff are unfriendly.

We visited for a Saturday night meal for 7 adults and 2 children. The food was good and the portion size for adults large. I had the fish and chips which was delicious. The chips were served on plates to the table so you could help yourself to however much you wanted. The service was excellent.One downside - my son ordered beans on toast and received a small slice of toast with a small spoonful of beans on top. He then had a single scoop of ice cream. His meal was £4.25 plus £2 for a juice which I thought was expensive for what he had.

Visited three times while down on holiday. The first was just for a drink and the Scottish lady behind the bar could not have been more friendly and helpful. The other two visits were for food. There were 8 of us for dinner each time and the food was delicious and freshly made and requests for changes to what was stated on the menu were accommodated without a problem. The only let down/niggle I have about the Old Ginn House is that the waiters and waitresses only serve the food. When we wanted to order the food or any drinks, we had to go up to the bar each time. The restaurant was not full or busy either time we ate here and they had plenty of staff on, so they could have easily spared someone to take our orders at the table. I don't think it is too much to expect from a restaurant.

Great meal good value excellent service lovely and clean fast service lots of choice specials are really different the desert menu is to die for

we had 2 meals in the bar during our stay and both were wonderful, service superb, staff all friendly and helpful. Things took a little while to come but as they are cooked to order it is definitely worth the wait.

This is a really nice place to eat out. The food has always been of a high standard and you get plenty. There is plenty of choice and they cater very well for small (fussy) children. The little crayons and pictures to colour is a nice touch. Staff have always been pleasant and helpful. The decor is a little dated but that's my only negative!

Me and my partner went here on Saturday night for a change. Must say that we wasn't impressed with the food coz, my partner had the chicken in a white wine sauce and when he cut into it the chicken was still pink inside. I had the lasagne and it was very dry and chewy.We will not be going back to this restaurant again coz I think that they would of gave us a discount off the price.

We've had good food and service here on a number of occasions. Service on our most recent visit was below par and could only be attributed to a lack of basic staff training. For example, a bar person didn't know the difference between tonic water and soda water!

My husband and I visit The Ginn House regularly and have always been pleased with the food and service received. Staff are friendly, helpful and polite, the food is plentiful and tasty with quite a varied menu. We visited with some friends recently, one of which is a vegetarian and they were very pleased with the vegetarian options. I have never had a bad meal and find the food reasonably priced, especially considering the portions are huge!I look forward to visiting again soon :)

There was nothing "bad" about the restaurant itself. The staff was very friendly, the place was clean and the food was fresh, if plain and a little overcooked. There was only one fish option of three left and otherwise very little for vegetarians. The salmon was unfortunately very dry, but the sauce was quite nice, and the vegetables were a bit soggy.It was an okay meal and I would consider eating here again but trying something else. Maybe we just had a bit of bad luck.

I came here with some people from work. There were quite a few of us so we ordered in advance. The food didn’t take long to arrive as they obviously knew what were having. I ordered the Ploughmans. It was huge!!! I almost couldn’t finish it. I really enjoyed it but will say that the pate wasn’t cold so think it must have been made up in advance and sat on the side. One of my colleagues also said his prawns weren’t cold either. We all work in food service so know that these items really should be chilled, but neither of us were ill after so it must have been ok! The service was good and the prices were reasonable.

We live in the same village as this restaurant so used to eat there quite often, but but found the service very poor so we stopped going. However as it was fathers day we decided to give it another go, what a mistake that was. We were a family party of 8 including a 3 year old and booked a table for 6pm. We ordered our meal order at the bar and admittedly didn't have too long to wait . The meal was good value but the problem arrived when we had finished eating. We waited 45mins for our table to be cleared although we had asked twice for it to be done as we had ordered dessert and there would have been no room. It was eventually cleared but we had yet another wait for dessert. In all it took over 2 hours to have a two course meal , really not acceptable.

We haven't eaten here in a couple of years and left a bit disappointed. We visited at lunch time on a Sunday. Food was average at best. When starters have a price between £5 and £6 you expect a little bit of quality. Unfortunately the prawn cocktail was the most basic I've had in a long time. Cheap, small prawns that appeared supermarket frozen type along with a slice of thin brown bread with stale crust. The roast beef dinner was again average and bordered on canteen style. Although the beef, gravy and yorkshire pud was fine and enjoyable, the mashed potato was bland and served canteen style in scoops along with vegetables that were disappointing (carrots hard and again canteen style along with garden peas). The sunday lunches unfortunately were not as good as our previous visits.We also have never eaten anywhere where kids meals are charged at £6.25 each. This includes a small ice cream however this is standard in a lot of places where the kids meals are considerably less. Also didn't appreciate having to order at the bar. Our order was taken at the table during previous visits. When a table is booked in advance in the 'restaurant', we would expect our order to be taken at the table.The food is very much 'pub' style and not restaurant style. Our food didn't contain the style or finishing touches of any chef.Unfortunately we wont make any effort to return again. On a positive note, the staff were very pleasant and courteous.

Party of 10 adults & 4 kids all under 5. We were served quickly, everyone of us raved about our food - mine was a 12oz steak and it was huge. I've never left steak before but I honestly couldn't finish it , which I was gutted about because it was seriously lovely. And all served with proper old school chips!Absolutely fantastic meal - will definitely be going back.

Came here for Easter Sunday lunch, seated straight away and food came in good time. We had starters and the Sunday lunch off the specials board the food was delicious and I have to say it always is when we go. Service was a little lacking as we never got asked if everything was ok through our meal and no one walked past for us to ask for more gravy but other than this everything was great Will be going again

Lovely meal, good portion sizes and good quality. Six of us ate here and all left happy and full. Cant ask for anymore than that

Eat here regularly in good atmosphere with good food. We always book and when we arrive our table is ready for us with a bottle of wine sitting there.

often call here for a meal,always good value,nice staff ,seating had a upgrade nice and clean and relaxing lounge.

Ok for parking and caters for children. Basic pub grub, early Sunday lunch but special menu had ran out (from sat eve). Staff nice enough. Sunday lunch was average. Puddings a let down-"homemade" but bought in? Didn't look homemade-trifle had no jelly, squirty cream and tinned custard sloppy layer with tinned fruit cocktail. Charged £4+ for this. I'm not a chef but even I can make better trifle (all be it from a box). Bit of a let down. If it was cheaper it would reflect place more accurately.

Had a fantastic family meal here and thoroughly enjoyed the food, plentiful and reasonably priced, only downside is no table service, however I cannot fault the food and would definitely visit here again

Had a lovely lunch here, you will definitely not go home hungry! The portion sizes are huge and the prices are low which is great. I had a tuna and cheese tasca which was very yummy and the burger which my sister had looked like something out of man vs food - colossal but super tasty. The service was a little slow and the staff weren't overly friendly and talkative but the food made up for it I guess. I'll definitely recommend this place to friends :)

My self and my boyfriend went here for a late night meal. Portion sizes really are large but the food itself was lovely. Next time I think we will only order the main meal. The staff are very friendly and this place is nice and easy to get to.

fantastic food, service was good, food was too generous kids are made welcome. Clean little restaurant, 10 minutes drive from Workington, but still in the quiet location near the country side. Good atmosphere

Myself and my partner went to the Ginn house for what was suppose to be a romantic meal, we were seated in the top part by the bar in a booth, it took at least 10 minutes to be seen by a staff member to be then told to sit "over there" and handed a menu (not a big deal but it wasn't the experience iv had previous) we were surrounded by drunk individuals shouting and carrying on.. As you can imagine not very romantic. The staff were very limited, only 1 person on the bar and we were not asked if we needed anything or if everything was OK with the meal, which it was not... The sausage I got was burnt, there was a small black hair in my coleslaw. This is not a bad review on the Ginn house as a whole as previous meals iv had their I very much enjoyed but tonight was an experience I do not wish to re live.

good selection on the menu and presented well. The staff were very informative about the menu and nothing was too much trouble.

Have not been here for a while, so decided to give it a go. Been a couple of times a while ago for evening meals, and they were good.. Called in on wednesday lunch time for a bar meal, and had choice of sitting in the nice cosy bar, or in restaurant, but as there was a christmas party in there opted for the bar. Service good and friendly, good choice of bar meals all at average price for the local pubs. All 3 of us decided on the turkey dinner...Didnt have to wait that long and it was excellent, loads of good quality turkey, all the trimmings, and loads of hot gravy.......and a decent size portion..then the cheese cake for desert as it was a lot lighter on the stomach than christmas pudding.....So overall, a lovely meal out was had by all

It's excellent service and food everytime we go. Day night evening. It's always good. They catered for our 17month old and made her part of the meal and conservationIt's so where all of us feel welcome. Where some places because we have a 17month old we feel unwanted. We can't appreciate the staff enoughThank you

Food was fine! Big portions of chips and vegetables! Steak could do with a bit more flavour! Nice idea to serve a trio of desserts! Overall an ok experience with food value for money!

After a bad experience many years ago I had not been to the Old Ginn House since. I have been twice now in the last 2 months and would not hesitate to return. The food and portion sizes are good. Surroundings pleasant & clean. There is a large and varied menu so there should be something suitable for all tastes. Children are also well catered for.Well worth a visit.

Got a steak and ale pie on the basis that a friends looked good ?? Big mistake the piece I got was only half as big and a bit on the over cooked side didn't complain on the basis it was a birthday do but really I should have but once bitten twice shy never go back and wouldn't recommend it

Had a pleasant evening. Food not bad. Lasagne a bit dry and the chicken on the sweet and sour dishes a bit tough. There were seven of us out and we we're put at the bottom end of the room so felt a bit out of it.